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Statistics
Type 1 : 11 , 16 , 18 , 22 , 24 , 27 , 29 , 32 , 37 , 44 , 51 , 55 , 65 , 67 , 72 , 78 , 80 ,
87 , 96
Type 2 : 1 , 20 , 25 , 33 , 36 , 47 , 58 , 84 , 92
Type 3 : 13 , 21 , 48 , 64 , 95
Type 4 : 9 , 15 , 23 , 30 , 73
Type 5 : 39 , 53 , 57 , 69 , 74 , 81 , 88
Type 6 : 4 , 6 , 8 , 12 , 14 , 17 , 41 , 61
Type 7 : 35 , 42 , 68
Type 8 : 34 , 38 , 45 , 49 , 52 , 56 , 60 , 77 , 83 , 91
Type 9 : 19 , 26 , 31 , 75 , 85 , 89 , 93 , 97
Type 10 : 2-3 , 5 , 7 , 10 , 28 , 40 , 59 , 62-63 , 66 , 71 , 76 , 79 , 82 , 86 , 90 , 94 , 98
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Type 11 : 43 , 46 , 50 , 54 , 70
1. (HKCEE 1990 Q24)

If the mean of the numbers 3 , 3 , 3 , 3 , 4 , 4 , 5 , 5 , 6 , 0
x is also x , which of the
_ .
following is / are true?
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I. Mean = Median
II. Mode = Range = 等 -4
III. Median = Mode 和 4

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A. I and II only
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B. I and III only

C. II and III only
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D. None of them m 4
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E. All of them
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2. (HKCEE 1990 Q25)
Ten years ago, the mean age of a band of 11 musicians was 30
•. One of them is
now leaving the band at the age of 40 . What is the present mean age of the
remaining 10 musicians?
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A. 40
w
n.ro
B. 39
C. 37
D. 30
E. 29
3. (HKCEE 1991 Q30)

The mean and standard deviation of a distribution of test scores are m and s
respectively. If 4 marks are added to each score of the distribution, what are the
mean and standard deviation of the new distribution?
Mean Standard Deviation
A.
B.
C.
D.
m+4
m+4
m+4
m
三 s
s+2
s+4
s+2
⼀
E. m s+4
三
4. (HKCEE 1991 Q31)
The graph shows the frequency curves of two symmetric distributions P and Q .
3M 有 x
E
Which of the following is / are true?
I. The mean of P < the mean of Q .
II. The mode of P > the mode of Q .
III. The inter-quartile range of P < the inter-quartile range of Q .
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I and III only
=
D. II and III only
E. I, II and III
5. (HKCEE 1992 Q32)

The table shows the mean marks of two classes of students in a mathematics test.
Number of students Mean mark
Class A 38 72
Class B 42 54
A student in Class A has scored 91 marks. It is found that his score was wrongly
recorded as 19 in the calculation of the mean mark for Class A in the above table.
Find the correct mean mark of the 80 students in the two classes.
A. 61.65
38位 9
%
B. 62.55
C. 63
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D. 63.45
算 1 -
E. 63.9
⼆ GS.GS
6. (HKCEE 1992 Q34)
c.f. I c.f. II c.f. III

100 100 100
O x O x O x
1 1 1
The figure shows the cumulative frequency curves of three distributions. Arrange
the three distributions in the order of their standard deviations, from the smallest
to the largest.
A. I, II, III
B. I, III, II
上
C. II, I, III
D. II, III, I
E. III, I, II
7. (HKCEE 1993 Q32)

A group of n numbers has mean m. If the numbers 1 , 2 and 6 are removed from
the group, the mean of the remaining n – 3 numbers remains unchanged. Find m .
A. 1
ltyo.io
B. 2
o
C. 3
D. 6
E. n – 3
8. (HKCEE 1993 Q33)
The figure shows the frequency polygons of two symmetric distributions A and B
with the same mean. Which of the following is / are true?
I. Interquartile range of A < Interquartile range of B
II. Standard deviation of A > Standard deviation of B
III. Mode of A > Mode of B
A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and III only
E. II and III only
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9. (HKCEE 1994 Q30)
In the figure, the pie chart shows the monthly expenditure of a family. If the
family spends $4 800 monthly on rent, what is the monthly expenditure on
entertainment?
A. $240
B. $600
C. $720 5
%
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D. $1 800
E. $12 000
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eo 。
int
10. (HKCEE 1994 Q32)
The mean, standard deviation and interquartile range of n numbers are m , s and
q respectively. If 3 is added to each of the n numbers, what will be their new
mean, standard deviation and interquartile range?
Mean Standard Deviation Interquartile Range
A. m s q
B. m s+3 q+3
C. m+3 s q
D. m+3 s q+3
E. m+3 s+3 q+3
11. (HKCEE 1995 Q33)

The mean of a set of 9 numbers is 12 . If the mean of the first 5 numbers is 8 , the
mean of the other four numbers is
A. 4 .
B. 10 .
C. 16 .
D. 17 .
E. 25 .
12. (HKCEE 1995 Q34)

The figure shows the frequency curves of two symmetric distributions A and B .
Which of the following is / are true?
I. The mean of A = the mean of B✗ .
-
II. The inter-quartile range of A > the inter-quartile range of B .
III. The standard deviation of A > the standard deviation of B .
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I and III only B
⑥
D. II and III only
frequency
E. I, II and III
x
13. (HKCEE 1996 Q32)

The bar chart below shows the number of electronic dictionaries sold in a shop
T
last week:
Of those electronic dictionaries sold last week, what percentage were sold on
Sunday?
A. 16% '
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B. 18%
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C. 20%
D. 22.5%
E. 25%
14. (HKCEE 1996 Q33)

Which of the following cannot be read directly from a cumulative frequency
curve?
I. Mean
II. Median
III. Mode
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
E. II and III only
15. (HKCEE 1997 Q23)

In the pie chart, if x : y : z = 75 : 106 : 119 , find x .
A. 25
B. 45
C. 75
D. 90
E. 120 2
⼼比。
15 ⼼
-900
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16. (HKCEE 1997 Q24)
The histogram below shows the distribution of the weight of 30 students. Find
the mean weight of these students.
A. 36.5 kg
B. 38.5 kg
C. 39 kg
D. 39.5 kg
E. 41.5 kg
17. (HKCEE 1998 Q34)

In the figure, CA and CB are the cumulative frequency curves of two distributions
of weights A and B respectively. Which of the following is / are true?
I. median of A > median of B
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II. range of A > range of B

III. inter-quartile range of A >
inter-quartile range of B
8A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
E. I, II and III
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18. (HKCEE 1999 Q33)
Find the median and mode of the ten numbers 6 , 8 , 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 5 , 7 , 7 , 11 .
A. median = 5 , mode = 5
B. median = 5 , mode = 5.5
C. median = 5.5 , mode = 5
D. median = 5.5 , mode = 6
E. median = 6 , mode = 5
19. (HKCEE 1999 Q34)

A student scored 50 marks in a test and the corresponding standard score is –0.5 .
If the mean of the test scores is 60 marks, find the standard deviation of the
scores.
A. 20 marks
B. 5 marks
C. 9.5 marks
D. 10 marks 50¥
○ E. 20 marks
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20. (HKCEE 2000 Q23)

{x , x + 2 , x + 4 , x + 6 , x + 8} and {x + 1 , x + 3 , x + 5 , x + 7 , x + 9} are two
groups of numbers. Which of the following is / are true?
I. The two groups of numbers have the same range.
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II. The two groups of numbers have the same standard deviation.
o A. I only
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III. The two groups of numbers have the same mean.
B. II only
C. III only
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D. I and II only
E. I and III only
21. (HKCEE 2001 Q5)

The bar chart below shows the distribution of scores in a test. Find the
percentage of scores which are less than 3 .
A. 35%
B. 40%
C. 50%
D. 65%
E. 70%
Genes
号
22. (HKCEE 2001 Q21)
If the mean of the ten numbers 8 , 6 , 6 , 6 , 7 , 4 , 10 , 9 , 9 , x is 7 , find the
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median of the ten numbers.
A. 5.5 4566678
B. 6
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C. 6.5
D. 7
E. 7.5
23. (HKCEE 2002 Q33)

The pie chart below shows the expenditure of a family in January 2002. The
percentage of the expenditure on Rent was
A. 12.5% .
Travelling
B. 22.5% .
C. 25% . 80º Saving
D. 45% . 60º
85º
Clothing 90º Rent
Food
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24. (HKCEE 2002 Q34)
For the five numbers x , x – 1 , x – 2 , x , x + 8 , which of the following must be
true?
I. The median is x – 2. 0
II. The mean is x + 1.
III. The mode is 2.
A. I only
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B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
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25. (HKCEE 2002 Q54) ,
The standard derivation of the four numbers m – 7, m – 1, m + 1 and m + 7 is
A. 2.5 .
B. 4 .
C. 5 .
D. 10 .
26. (HKCEE 2003 Q32)

The mean mark of a mathematics test was 63 marks. Peter got 75 marks in the
test and his standard score was 0.75 . If Mary got 83 marks in the same test, then
her standard score would be
A. 0.83 .
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B. 1.25 .
C. 2.22 .
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2
D. 5 . .
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27. (HKCEE 2003 Q33)
The median of the five numbers 15 , x – 1 , x – 3 , x – 4 and x + 17 is 8 . Find the
mean of the five numbers.
x-lxsx-extllx.ly
A. 8
0
B. 12
C. 13.6 -4
D. 14.4
x -128
28. (HKCEE 2003 Q36) xzg
1 x is the mean of the group of numbers { a , b , c , d , e }. Which of the following
statements about the two groups of numbers { a , b , c , d , e } and
{ a , b , c , d , e, x } must be true?
I. The two groups of numbers have the same mean.
II. The two groups of numbers have the same range.
III. The two groups of numbers have the same standard deviation.
A. I only
⑧
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only
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29. (HKCEE 2004 Q32)

The mean weight of 36 boys and 32 girls is 46 kg . If the mean weight of the
boys is 52 kg , then the mean weight of the girls is
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A. 39.25 kg .
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B. 40 kg .
C. 40.67 kg .
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D. 49 kg . = 3
30. (HKCEE 2004 Q35) , 噐

The pie chart below shows the expenditure of a student in March 2004 . If the
student spent $520 on meals, then the student’s total expenditure on
entertainment and clothing was
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A. $ 780 . -21 0
B. $ 1 092 . 36 Books
%
。
C. $ 1 352 . 50 8 20
D. $ 1 872 . 0 Meals
zb Entertainment
100 比
Gzz
12 60
8 Transportation
ns.ZIXE
lsxy Clothing
31. (HKCEE 2004 Q36)

David got 70 marks in a test and his standard score was –0.625 . If the standard
deviation of the test marks was 8 marks, then the mean mark of the test was
A. 62 marks.
B. 65 marks.
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C. 75 marks.
D. 78 marks.
32. (HKCEE 2005 Q34)
。
If the mean of five numbers 15, x + 4, x + 1, 2x – 7 and x – 3 is 6 , then the mode
of the five numbers is
A. 1 .
B. 4 .
C. 5 .
D. 15 .
33. (HKCEE 2006 Q34)

{ x – 6 , x – 3 , x + 4 , x + 5 } and { x – 8 , x – 1 , x + 2 , x + 9 } are two groups of
numbers. Which of the following is/are true?
I. The two groups of numbers have the same mean.
II. The two groups of numbers have the same median.
III. The two groups of numbers have the same range.
A. I only
⑧B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
34. (HKCEE 2006 Q35)

The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the distribution of the weights (in kg)
of some students. Find the inter-quartile range of their weights.
A. 5 kg
B. 10 kg
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8 C.
D.
15 kg
30 kg
35. (HKCEE 2006 Q36)

The scatter diagram below shows the relation between x and y . Which of the
following may represent the relation between x and y ?
A. y varies directly as x2 .
0B. y decreases when x increases.
C. x increases when y increases.
D. x remains unchanged when y increases.
36. (HKCEE 2006 Q54)

The standard deviation of the five numbers 10a + 1 , 10a + 3 , 10a + 5 , 10a + 7
0
and 10a + 9 is
A. 8 .
2 5
12
B. .
5
C. 10 .
-
D. 2 2 .
37. (HKCEE 2007 Q34)

If the mode of the seven numbers 8 , 7 , 1 , 3 , 7 , a and b is 8 , then the median
of the seven numbers is
A. 3
B. 6
0
C. 7
D. 8
1
-.- 上
,
7 -8
38. (HKCEE 2007 Q35)

In the figure, BX and BY are the box-and-whisker diagrams for the distribution of
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X and Y respectively. Let µ1 , q1 and r1 be the mean ,the inter-quartile range and
the range of X respectively while µ2 ,q2 and r2 be the mean, the inter-quartile
range and the range of Y respectively .Which of the following must be true?
I. μ1 < μ2
II. q1 < q2
III. r1 < r2
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
39. (HKCEE 2007 Q36)

The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of the weight (in kg) of
some students.
Stem (tens) Leaf (units)
3 6
4 2 4 5 7 8 9
5 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8
6 1 2 3 6 7 8
7 0 5 8
8 4 7
9 3
Which of the following frequency curves may represent the distribution of their
weights?
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40. (HKCEE 2008 Q34)
Let A be a group of numbers { , , , } and B be another group of numbers
{ , , , , } , where < < < < . Which of the following must be true?
I. The range of A is smaller than of B .
II. The mean of A is smaller than of B .
III. The median of A is smaller than that of B .
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
41. (HKCEE 2008 Q35)

The frequency curve below shows the distribution of the heights (in cm) of the
students in a school.
Which of the following box-and-whisker diagrams may represent the distribution

of their heights?
A.
B.
C.
D.
42. (HKCEE 2008 Q36)

If y increases when x increases, which of the following scatter diagrams may
represent the relation between x and y ?
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A. B.
C. D.
43. (HKCEE 2008 Q54)

The bar chart below shows the numbers of cars sold for brand A , brand B and
brand C in a certain month.
A sales representative makes the following claims:

I. In that month, the number of cars sold for brand C is two times that for
brand B .
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II. In that month, the total number of cars sold for brand A and brand B is
less than the number of cars sold for brand C .
III. In that month, the number of cars sold for brand A is 50% less than that
for brand C . -
Which of the above claims are false?
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
fst.si
44. (HKCEE 2009 Q35)
The mean height of 54 boys and 36 girls is 162 cm . If the mean height of the
girls is 153 cm , then the mean height of the boys is
A. 147 cm .
B. 157.5 cm .
C. 168 cm .
D. 175.5 cm .
45. (HKCEE 2009 Q36)

The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the distribution of temperatures
(in C ) of water in an experiment under various settings. Which of the following
are true?
Temperature ( C)
0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40
I. The range is 40 C .
II. The median is 24 C .
III. The interquartile range is 12 C .
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
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46. (HKCEE 2009 Q54)

The broken line graphs below show the annual revenue (in million dollars) of
Company X and Company Y in 2008 and 2009 .
Company X Company Y
60 8
Annual revenue (million dollars)
Annual revenue (million dollars)

50 6
40 4
30 2
20 0
2008 2009 2008 2009
Year Year
Which of the following statements about the percentage increases of the annual
revenue of the two companies from 2008 to 2009 is true?
A. The percentage increases of the annual revenue of company X and company
Y are the same.
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B. The percentage increase of the annual revenue of company X is twice that of
company Y .
C. The percentage increase of the annual revenue of company X is five times
that of company Y .
D. The percentage increase of the annual revenue of company X is ten times
that of company Y .
47. (HKCEE 2010 Q34)

Let a , b , c and d be the mean, the median, the mode and the range of the group
of numbers x, x, x, x, x, x, x + 1, x + 1, x + 2, x + 3 respectively. Which of the
following must be true?
I. a > b
II. b > c
III. c > d
x
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
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D. II and III only
48. (HKCEE 2010 Q35)

The bar chart shows the distribution of scores obtained by a group of students in
a test. Find the standard deviation of the scores correct to the nearest integer.
A. 12
B. 14
C. 23 2 ✗ 0
D. 33 wxe
12
am
suono
( 2
6)
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ll ,
iOS
49. (HKCEE 2010 Q36)
The box-and-whisker diagram below show the distribution of the numbers of
books read by some students in a year. Find the inter-quartile range of the
numbers of books read.
A. 30
B. 40
C. 55
D. 60
50. (HKCEE 2010 Q54)

The pie charts below show the expenditures of Albert and Betty in a certain
month.
Which of the following must be true?

A. In that month, the expenditure of Albert is less than that of Betty.
B. In that month, the percentage of rent in the expenditure of Albert is the
same as that of Betty.
C. In that month, the expenditure on rent of Albert is the same as that of Betty.
D. In that month, the expenditure on food of Albert is twice that of Betty.
51. (HKCEE 2011 Q34)

The weights of seven boys are 70 kg , 55 kg , 53 kg , 56 kg , 64 kg , 54 kg and
x kg . If the mean weight of the boys is 58 kg , then the median of the weights is
A. 54 kg .
B. 55 kg .
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C. 56 kg .
D. 57 kg .
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三
52. (HKCEE 2011 Q35)
Which of the following can be obtained from any box-and-whisker diagram?
I. Mean
II. Mode
III. Range
IV. Upper quartile
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and IV only
D. III and IV only
53. (HKCEE 2011 Q36)

The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of the ages of
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24 members of a committee.
If the range and the inter-quartile range of the distribution are 42 and 18
respectively, then
A. a = 8 and b = 5 .
B. a = 8 and b = 6 .
C. a = 9 and b = 5 .
D. a = 9 and b = 6 .
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54. (HKCEE 2011 Q53)
The manager of a popular restaurant designs a questionnaire to collect the
opinions from customers about the food provided by the restaurant. The manager
has four relatives who are customers of the restaurant and only these four
relatives are selected as a sample to fill in the questionnaire. Which of the
_
following are disadvantages of this sampling method?
I. The sample size is too small.
II. The customers are not randomly selected.
III. Not all customers are selected.
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A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
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55. (HKCEE 2011 Q54)
There are three groups of students in a tutorial class. The following table shows
the mean mark of each of the three groups of students in a Mathematics test.
Group Mean mark
Group A 60 marks
Group B 70 marks
Group C 80 marks
Which of the following must be true?
I. In the test, the mean mark of all students in the tutorial class is 70
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marks.
II. In the test, the mean mark of all students of Group A and Group B is
lower than the mean mark of all students in Group B and Group C .
III. In the test, the student who gets the highest mark is in Group C .
A. I only
B. II only
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C. I and III only
D. II and III only
56. (HKDSE Sample Paper Q27)

The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the distribution of the scores (in
marks) of the students of a class in a test.
If the passing score of the test is 50 marks, then the passing percentage of the
class is
A. 25% .
B. 50% .
C. 70% .
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D. 75% .

The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of heights (in cm) of 23
staff members in an office.
。
Find the median of the distribution.

A. 164 cm
8 B. 165 cm
C. 165.5 cm
D. 166 cm

{a – 7 , a – 1 , a , a + 2 , a + 4 , a + 8} and {a – 9 , a – 2 , a – 1 , a + 3 , a + 4 ,
a + 6} are two groups of numbers. Which of the following is/are true?
I. The two groups of numbers have the same mean.✗
II. The two groups of numbers have the same median.
III. The two groups of numbers have the same range.
✗
A. I only
8
B.
C.
D.
II only
I and III only
II and III only

A set of numbers has a mode of 32 , an inter-quartile range of 27 and a variance
of 25 . If 3 is added to each number of the set and each resulting number is then
doubled to form a new set of numbers, find the mode, the inter-quartile range and
the variance of the new set of numbers.
Mode Inter-quartile range Variance
A. 64 60 50 2
○
B. 70 60 100 , )
C. 70 54 50
D.
0 70 54 100
60. (HKDSE Practice Paper Q29)

The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the distribution of the heights (in
cm) of some students. Which of the following is/are true?
I. The height of the tallest students is 180 cm .0

II. The inter-quartile range of the distribution is 15 cm .
ˇ
III. Less than half of the students are taller than 170 cm .
A. I only
or
B.
C.
II only
I and III only
D.
。 II and III only
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The figure below shows the cumulative frequency polygons of the score
distribution X and Y . Let m1 , r1 and s1 be the median, the range and the standard
deviation of X respectively while m2 , r2 and s2 be the median, the range and the
standard deviation of Y respectively. Which of the following are true?
I. m1 > m2
II. r1 > r2
III. s1 > s2
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I , II and III

The mean, the variance and the inter-quartile range of a set of numbers are 40 , 9
and 18 respectively. If 5 is added to each number of the set and each resulting
number is then tripled to form a new set of numbers, find the mean, the variance
and the inter-quartile range of the new set of numbers.
Mean Variance Inter-quartile range
0
A. 120 27 69
B. 120 81 69
C. 135 27 54
0D. 135 81 54
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Let A be a group of numbers {α , β , γ , δ} and B be another group of numbers
{α + 2 , β + 2 , γ + 2 , δ + 2} , where α < β < γ < δ . Which of the following must
be true?
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I. The median of A is smaller than that of B .
II. The range of A and the range of B are the same.
III. The standard deviation of A is greater than that of B .
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A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I , II and III
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64. (HKDSE 2012 Q29)

The bar chart below shows the distribution of the numbers of rings owned by the
girls in a group. Find the standard deviation of the distribution correct to 2
decimal places.
A. 1.04
B. 1.16
C. 1.19
D. 2.09
65. (HKDSE 2012 Q30)

Consider the following data:
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19 10 12
⼀
12 13 ( 13
,
15 .
16 m n
,
If both the mean and the median of the above data are 14, which of the following
are true?
,
I. m 14
II. n 16 t.rs
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III. m + n = 30
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I , II and III
66. (HKDSE 2012 Q45)

Let m1 , r1 and v1 be the mean, the range and the variance of a group of numbers
x1 , x2 , x3 , , x100 respectively. If m2 , r2 and v2 are the mean, the range and
variance of the group of numbers x1 , x2 , x3 , , x100 , m1 respectively, which of
the following must be true?
I. m1 = m2
II. r1 = r2
III. v1 = v 2
⑧
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I , II and III
t.lt
67. (HKDSE 2013 Q27) "
If the mean and the mode of the nine numbers 14 , 6 , 4 , 5 , 7 , 5 , x , y and z are
8 and 14 respectively , then the median of these nine numbers is
A. 5
0B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
68. (HKDSE 2013 Q28)

The scatter diagram below shows the relation between x and y . Which of the
following may represent the relation between x and y ?
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A. y increases when x increases .
B. y decreases when x increases .
C. y varies inversely as x2.
D. y varies directly as x–3.
69. (HKDSE 2013 Q29)

The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of the hourly wages (in
dollars) of some workers.
Which of the following box-and-whisker diagrams may represent the distribution

of their hourly wages?
A.
B.
C.
D.
70. (HKDSE 2013 Q30)

The pie charts below show the distributions of the profits of stationery shop X
and stationery shop Y from the sales of stationery in a certain month. Which of
Distribution of the profits of stationery shop X Distribution of the profits of stationery shop Y
i
A. In that month, the profit from the sales of pencils of stationery shop X is the
same as that of stationery shop Y .
B. In that month, the total profit from the sales of pens and notebooks of
stationery shop X is less than the total profit from the sales of rulers and
pencils of the shop.
C. k = 14
D. = 36o
71. (HKDSE 2013 Q45)

If the variance of the five numbers xl , x2 , x3 , x4 and x5 is 13 , then the variance
of the five numbers 3x1 + 4 , 3x2 + 4 , 3x3 + 4 , 3x4 + 4 and 3x5 + 4 is
of
A. 39 .
B. 43 .
C. 117 .
D. 121 . nx 5
72. (HKDSE 2014 Q28)
The mean height of 25 teachers and 140 students is 150 cm . If the mean height
of the students is 145 cm, then the mean height of the teachers is
A. 151 cm .
B. 155 cm .
⑧
C. 176 cm .
D. 178 cm .
i
73. (HKDSE 2014 Q29)
The pie chart below shows the expenditure of John in a certain week. John
spends $240 on clothing that week. Find his expenditure on transportation that
week.
A. $40
B. $60
C. $90
D. $135
-
74. (HKDSE 2014 Q30)
The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of the ages of the
passengers in a bus.
Stem(tens) Leaf (units)

14哌) -
Clotb 33 ha
1 h 4 6
k-hzkoks.ci?
2 3 3 3 4 6 7 7
3 1 2 2 2 6 8
4 0 k
If the range of the above distribution is at least 33 , which of the following must
be true?
I. 0 h 3 89
II. 3 k 9
III. 3 k − h 5
A. I only
ki 6.7.8.9
B. II only ke 7.8 9 ,
C. I and III only

D. II and III only
-
75. (HKDSE 2014 Q44)
In an examination, Peter gets 55 marks and his standard score is –3 while Mary
gets 95 marks and her standard score is 2. Find the mean of the examination
scores.
①
A. 8 marks
B. 64 marks
C. 75 marks
Zz -3
_ 譽 _
zfssuctlotzh
0D. 79 marks
_
…
ses.su
zezz
76. (HKDSE 2014 Q45) mezg
If the variance of the four numbers a , b , c and d is 9 , then the variance of the
four numbers 14 − a , 14 − b , 14 − c and 14 − d is
A. 5 .
。
B. 9 .
C. 23 .
D. 121 .
i
77. (HKDSE 2015 Q29)

The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the distribution of the numbers of
books read by some teachers in a term. Find the inter-quartile range of the
distribution.
A. 20
B. 35
C. 40
D. 45
78. (HKDSE 2015 Q30)

Consider the following integers:
2 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 8 8 9 10 m
Let p , q and r be the mean, the median and the mode of the above integers
respectively. If 3 m 5 , which of the following must be true?
I. p q
II. p r
III. q r
:
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
79. (HKDSE 2015 Q45)

Let x1 , y1 and z1 be the mean, the median and the variance of a group of numbers
a1 , a2 , a3 , , a50 respectively while x2 , y2 and z2 are the mean, the median and
the variance of the group of numbers a1 , a2 , a3 , , a49 respectively. If x1 = a50 ,
which of the following must be true?
I. x1 = x2
II. y1 y2
III. z1 z2
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I , II and III
it
80. (HKDSE 2016 Q30)
㟆
Consider the following data:
_ .li
32 68 79 86 88 98 98 a b c
If the mean and the mode of the above data are 77 and 68 respectively, then the
median of the above data is
A. 76 .
0 82 .
B.
19
C. 85 .
D. 93 .
-
_
81. (HKDSE 2016 Q44)
The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of the scores (in marks)
of a group of students in a test. Ada gets the highest score in the test.
Which of the following is/are true?

I. The upper quartile of the distribution is 55 marks.
II. The standard score of Ada in the test is lower than 2 .
III. The standard deviation of the distribution is greater than 12 marks.
A. I only
。
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
82. (HKDSE 2016 Q45)

The variance of a set of numbers is 49 . Each number of the set is multiplied by 4
⼀⼀
and then 9 is added to each resulting number to form a new set of numbers. Find
the variance of the new set of numbers.
A. 196
B. 205
d
C. 784 凹 49 xi
D. 793
cihx 4
"
i
83. (HKDSE 2017 Q29)
The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the distribution of the numbers of
online hours spent by a class of students in a certain week. Find the lower
quartile of the distribution.
A. 5
B. 15
C. 25
D. 40
84. (HKDSE 2017 Q30)

Consider the positive integers:
2 3 4 6 7 9 10 m n
Let a , b and c be the mode, the median and the range of the above positive
integers respectively. If the mean of the above positive integers is 5 , which of
I. a = 2
II. b = 4
III. c = 8
A. I only
尖
g
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
85. (HKDSE 2017 Q44)

The standard score of Tom in a Mathematics examination is –2 . If the score of
Tom in the Mathematics examination is 33 marks and the mean of the scores of
the Mathematics examination is 45 marks, then the standard deviation of the
scores of the Mathematics examination is
A. 3 marks.
O
B. 6 marks. "
C. 12 marks.
D. 36 marks.
-2⼆
苦
86. (HKDSE 2017 Q45)

Let m1 , r1 and v1 be the mode, the inter-quartile range and the variance of a
group of numbers {x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 , x5 , x6 , x7} respectively while m2 , r2 and v2 be
the mode, the inter-quartile range and the variance of a group of numbers
{8x1 , 8x2 , 8x3 , 8x4 , 8x5 , 8x6 , 8x7} respectively. Which of the following must
be true?
I. m2 = 8m1
II. r2 = 8r1
III. v2 = 8v1
g
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I , II and III
87. (HKDSE 2018 Q29)

The mean of the numbers of pages of 10 magazines is 132 . If the mean of the
numbers of pages of 6 of these 10 magazines is 108 , then the mean of the
numbers of pages of the remaining 4 magazines is
(0 / 1 3
A. 148 . 2
B. 156 .
0C. 168 .
D. 176 .
88. (HKDSE 2018 Q30)

The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of the numbers of books
read by 20 students in a year.
If the inter-quartile range of the above distribution is at most 25 , which of the

following must be true?
I. 5 a 9
.
II. 0 b 4
III. 1 a − b 6
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I , II and III
89. (HKDSE 2018 Q44)
E
In a test, the mean of the test scores is 68 marks. Peter gets 46 marks in the test
and his standard score is −2.2 . If Susan gets 52 marks in the test, then her
standard score is
鬻
A. −2.5 .
B. −1.6 .
C. −0.6 . _ g …
o
D. 1.6 .
90. (HKDSE 2018 Q45)

There are 49 terms in an arithmetic sequence. If the variance of the first 7 terms
of the sequence is 9 , then the variance of the last 7 terms of the sequence is
A. 9 .
B. 18 . 49 7 (9)
C. 49 .
ˊ
D. 81 .
91. (HKDSE 2019 Q29)

mehagud
ˊ
Which of the following can be obtained from any box-and-whisker diagram?
I. Range
II. Standard deviation
III. Inter-quartile range ˇ
A. I and II only
-
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I , II and III
92. (HKDSE 2019 Q30)

The table below shows the distribution of the numbers of merits obtained by
some students in a year.
Number of merits obtained 6 7 8 9 10
Number of students 32 36 28 18 2
Which of the following is true?
A. The mode of the distribution is 36 .
B. The median of the distribution is 8 .
8
C. The lower quartile of the distribution is 6 .
D. The upper quartile of the distribution is 10 .
93. (HKDSE 2019 Q44)

In an examination, the standard deviation of the examination scores is 8 marks.
The examination score of Mary is 69 marks and her standard score is 0.5 . If the
standard score of John in the examination is −1.5 , then his examination score is
A. 45 marks.
0B. 53 marks.
C. 65 marks. os
D. 77 marks.
☒
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的
寺
65
-,,- 唔 Me
x
:D
94. (HKDSE 2019 Q45)

The mean, the range and the variance of a set of numbers are m , r and v
respectively. Each number of the set is multiplied by 6 and then 5 is added to
each resulting number to form a new set of numbers. Which of the following
is/are true?
I. The mean of the new set of numbers is 6m + 5 .
II. The range of the new set of numbers is 6r + 5 .
III. The variance of the new set of numbers is 6v + 5 .
o
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
95. (HKDSE 2020 Q29)

The bar chart below shows the distribution of the numbers of pens owned by
o
some students. Find the inter-quartile range of the distribution.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6
96. (HKDSE 2020 Q30)

Consider the following integers:
3 3 8 8 8 10 12 m n
Let x , y and z be the median, the mean and the mode of the above integers
respectively. If the range of the above integers is 9 , which of the following must
be true?
I. x = 8
E
II. y = 8
III. z = 8
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
97. (HKDSE 2020 Q44)

In a test, the difference of the test scores and the difference of the standard scores
of two students are 30 marks and 6 respectively. In the test, the standard
deviation of the test scores is ab 」。
A. 5 marks.
B. 24 marks.
Z-2.la#zZ.at- 6:3oGzS6ia-
C. 25 marks.
D. 36 marks.
cg
98. (HKDSE 2020 Q45)
35 9
11 15
The variance of the six numbers 20a + 3 , 20a + 5 , 20a + 9 , 20a + 11 , 20a + 15
17
and 20a + 17 is t.sn

A. 5 .
B. 10 .
0C. 25 . a
以
D. 20a + 25 .
。
。
End of Paper
Answers
1. A 6. C 11. D 16. C 21. B 26. B 31. C 36. D
2. A 7. C 12. E 17. A 22. C 27. B 32. A 37. C
3. A 8. A 13. C 18. C 23. A 28. C 33. B 38. B
4. C 9. B 14. D 19. E 24. B 29. A 34. C 39. C
5. D 10. C 15. D 20. D 25. C 30. A 35. B 40. D
41. A 46. A 51. A 56. D 61. C 66. A 71. C 76. B

42. A 47. A 52. D 57. B 62. D 67. B 72. D 77. A
43. A 48. A 53. D 58. D 63. A 68. A 73. C 78. B
44. C 49. A 54. A 59. D 64. B 69. D 74. B 79. B
45. C 50. B 55. B 60. B 65. D 70. B 75. D 80. B
81. B 86. A 91. B 96. A(49%)

82. C 87. C 92. C 97. A(45%)
83. B 88. A 93. B 98. C(50%)
84. B 89. B 94. A
85. B 90. A 95. A(69%)

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A sales representative makes the following claims:

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Annual revenue (million dollars)

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Which of the following must be true?

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Find the median of the distribution.

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I. The height of the tallest students is 180 cm .0

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Which of the following box-and-whisker diagrams may represent the distribution

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